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To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his
master's hand. |
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To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks
milk. |
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A stroke of the tongue in licking. |
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A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a
stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to
put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any
substance so applied. |
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A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to
which wild animals resort to lick it up; -- often, but not always, near
salt springs. |
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To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to
whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter. |
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A slap; a quick stroke. |
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